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Ischnacanthida

Chondrichthyes - Ischnacanthida

Taxonomy
Ischnacanthida was named by Berg (1940). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Acanthodii by Denison (1979); and to Acanthodii by Janvier and Riglos (1986), Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Ischnacanthida Berg
1979Ischnacanthida Denison
1986Ischnacanthida Janvier and Riglos
2002Ischnacanthida Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassAcanthodii(Owen 1846)
orderIschnacanthidaBerg 1940
orderIschnacanthidaBerg 1940

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Or. †Ischnacanthida Berg 1940
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G. †Atopacanthus Hussakof and Bryant 1918
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Atopacanthus dentatus Hussakof and Bryant 1918
Atopacanthus juvai Hairapetian and Burrow 2016
Atopacanthus peculiaris Hussakof and Bryant 1918
G. †Poracanthodes Brotzen 1934
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Poracanthodes menneri Valiukevicius 1992
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2009-12-09 04:51:47
Modified: 2009-12-09 06:55:12
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Ludfordian to the top of the Middle Famennian or 425.00000 to 365.20000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7China (Yunnan) Poracanthodes qujingensis (27796)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7China (Junnan) Poracanthodes qujingensis (182558)
Ohesaare421.6 - 419.62Estonia (Saare) Poracanthodes punctatus (193837)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Russian Federation Poracanthodes menneri (90329)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47Bolivia Ischnacanthida indet. (25592)
Late/Upper Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian383.4 - 379.0Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Atopacanthus sp. (226077 226078)
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0Russian Federation Atopacanthus sp. (90343)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (New York) Atopacanthus dentatus (238194 238195) Atopacanthus dentatus, Atopacanthus peculiaris (238193)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Iran Atopacanthus juvai (238196)
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2Russian Federation (Oryol Oblast) Ischnacanthida indet. (226045)